Chess Puzzle #Rns98 — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2021 · Expert · advantage, middlegame, quiet move, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rooks e1/e3; knight e5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d3/g3. Black: king h7; queen e7; rooks f2/f8; bishop g7; pawns a7/b6/c5/d7/e6/h5/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: R8f5 — rook f8→f5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf3 — knight e5→f3. Opponent replies Rxf3 (rook f2→f3, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Rxf3 — rook e3→f3, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, quiet move, short. The key move is Nf3.

Position data

FEN: 5r2/p2pq1bk/1p2p2p/2p1N2p/4Q3/2PPR1P1/PP3r2/4R1K1 b - - 1 25

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